Miracle-working MDS takes on his biggest task yet: The Whitecaps 7 Nov 2018 And, on Wednesday, the rumours became hard truths when MDS was named the new head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. MDS signed a three-year deal, and will get the MLS chance that, well, a lot of Canadian soccer followers will say is long overdue. MDS is only 41, but with his track record, it feels, well, like he's been around forever, doesn't it?
Jalali hopes to restart pro soccer career after receiving conditional discharge 29 Oct 2018 “Thank you to the people who stood by me these last couple years,” Jalali said in social-media post. “I want to thank my family, my friends, my lawyers [and] the Crown, for not only giving me a second chance, but understanding that I made a mistake and giving me a second chance to do something with my life.”
From the ocean to the pitch: FC Edmonton coach Jeff Paulus’s career has taken some unusual turns 3 Jul 2018 "Your whole front of the ship is in the ocean. At 19 years old, a guy from Toronto having this experience, I was terrified. You’re hoping the ship comes back up. It always does, of course.”
Fisk hopeful that Derry City deal begins extended European stay 24 Jun 2018 When FC Edmonton paused its first-team operation at the end of the 2017 NASL season, Ben Fisk had options.
Paulus keeps FCE going steady, despite uncertain times 1 May 2018 So, the end goal is the CanPL, but the team’s not officially signed on yet. Paulus’s role moving forward hasn’t been made clear, because, well, the future of the team is not clear. The question: How does he shepherd the club towards a 2019 launch that, for Edmonton, is still a wish list item and not a hard target?
While symbolic, Hamilton and Saiko’s FC Edmonton returns represent a bridge the club needed to repair 27 Apr 2018 Don’t call it a comeback, even though Shaun Saiko was an Eddie for years. On Sunday, the man who scored the first NASL goal in FC Edmonton history looks to be rocking his peers, putting Calgary Foothills in fear.
Teammates in NASL, teammates in Ireland: Farago credits Keegan for helping open the door at St. Patrick’s 28 Mar 2018 Jake Keegan: If you’re reading this article, know that, during the course of the interview, Tyson Farago said that he’d take you out for a “nice dinner.” Hold him to it!
Canadian Deltas make their moves to Ottawa 10 Jan 2018 The Ottawa Fury can likely make a long shopping list of Canadians, and on Wednesday the club announced the signings of fullback Maxim Tissot and centre back Nana Attakora.
MLS Cup in ’17 will be one last hurrah ahead of a harsh 2018 for Canadian club soccer 7 Dec 2017 The truth is, 2018 will be a low point for men’s soccer in Canada. Boy, is it going to suck. It will be ultimate in lame-duck years. Canadian jobs will dwindle. We’ll have fewer teams to support. And even in TFC beats Seattle 10-0 on Saturday, that’s not going to change a thing.
FCE’s move to cease operations is a bad sign for CanPL, Edmonton World Cup boosters 25 Nov 2017 The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation can do all the promotions it wants, but it’s hard to tell anyone that you can be a soccer city, worth hosting national-team competition, when you can’t sell 4,000 not-expensive tickets to see a pro soccer team. It will be much harder to sell Edmonton to the World Cup Bid Committee and FIFA with a straight face, now.
